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On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, UN calls for action to eradicate scourge

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Young girls attending a school at the Shagarab Refugee camp in eastern Sudan where thousands...

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Gaza: deadly shelling of another UN school draws condemnation, calls for ceasefire

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Israeli forces' flares light up the night sky of Gaza City on early Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

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Citing humanitarian impact, Ban warns against further escalation in Gaza conflict

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A young boy stands in the ruins of a house which was destroyed during an air strike in Central Bureij...

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China, Uighurs Differ Over Accounts of Unrest in Xinjiang

The Chinese government and exiled Uighur groups are offering differing explanations about what led to the latest instance of unrest in the troubled Xinjiang region, where scores of people were killed this week.

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